BIOGRAPHIES: Christopher C. MEYER, Prairie Farm Tsp,, Barron County, WI

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Christopher C. Meyer, for many years a respected and esteemed farmer of
section 36, Prairie Farm Township, was born in Germany, April 24, 1853, and
was there reared and educated. He came to America at the age of sixteen and
located at Middleton, near Madison, Dane County, this state, where he was
employed as a farm helper. As a young man he came to Dunn County, this state,
and settled on a tract of 80 acres near Boiseville. An old schoolhouse stood
on the place and this he used for a dwelling. Later he sold this tract and
bought another 80-acre tract, just a mile away. In 1883 he brought his wife
and two children, Charles and Lena, to Prairie Farm Township and settled on
the 240 acres owned by his father-in-law, Gottlieb J. Spielmann. He was
somewhat better off than many of his neighbors, in that he had a pair of mules
and two cows. His wife had a spinning wheel, on which she spun yarn to make
socks, mittens and caps for her family, thus doing much toward keeping her
loved ones warm through the biting winter months. The family worked together,
to get along as best they could, and to build up a home and a farm. They were
hospitable people and their home was always open to their friends. Mrs. Meyer
was widely known for her gracious and neighborly acts. All the members of the
family were interested in the Evangelical Lutheran Church from its beginning.
As time passed Mr. Meyer built up a good farm. After a long and useful life he
died March 10, 1913. She died in 1915. Mr. Meyer was married at Prairie Farm
to Mary Spielmann, who was born in Germany, Sept. 26, 1860, the daughter of
Gottlieb J. and Caroline Spielmann. She died Nov. 7, 1915. Their children
were: Charlie, Lena, Willie, Sina, Oscar, Sarah and Edward.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., &
Co., 1922, pg. 630.